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Wingless · 09-07-2005, 08:03 PM

It was fairly late a few nights ago when I had to drive my girlfriend home. My mom's minivan was in the driveway ahead of my PT Cruiser, so I decided that the best bet was to pull my mom's van out myself, while my girlfriend pulls my Cruiser out. Well I pull the van out, and my girlfriend pulls the Cruiser out into the street, and keeps going, and backs up/scrapes into my neighbor's Ford Explorer. The damage to her SUV appeared at the time to be minor, it was a few paint scratches. My Cruiser, unfortunately, didn't fare as well, with a few paint scratches, and two coffee can sized dents into the passenger rear quarter panel, just missing the tail light (actually putting a minor crack into the tail light).

My girlfriend at the time said that she would pay for the damage on both cars with her own money, seeing as she was driving the vehicle.

I drop her home, and her dad says that he'll pay me back for the damage to my car, and he'll also pay for the damage on my neighbor's car.

Well a few days ago in the mail my neighbor dropped off the bill for the damage to her SUV - an amazing $616 (with almost $500 in labor... different rant for another time.) The bill was dropped off to my dad, who had known about all this from the beginning. My dad wants me to pay for the damage in full, seeing as it was my idea to have my girlfriend pull my car out, but most of all I think he wants me to be a "good boyfriend" and pay for it. Thing here being that he'll pay for the $600 and I'll pay him back over the next few weeks... but of course my hours are being cut even more now, when I need money the most.

Here's the almost funny part - my dad is really stubborn, and my girlfriends dad is really stubborn. Her dad wants to pay it all, my dad wants me (technically him...) to pay it all, and my girlfriend wants to pay it all. Really, who has to pay for this?!?

(Seeing as I do love my Cruiser, I love my girlfriend more, and I don't wanna make her pay (erm... quite yet...) for the damage on my car. It's certainly something that can wait.)

09-07-2005, 08:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wingless Psycho Location: Metro Detroit, Mich, USA	Who should pay for this damage? It was fairly late a few nights ago when I had to drive my girlfriend home. My mom's minivan was in the driveway ahead of my PT Cruiser, so I decided that the best bet was to pull my mom's van out myself, while my girlfriend pulls my Cruiser out. Well I pull the van out, and my girlfriend pulls the Cruiser out into the street, and keeps going, and backs up/scrapes into my neighbor's Ford Explorer. The damage to her SUV appeared at the time to be minor, it was a few paint scratches. My Cruiser, unfortunately, didn't fare as well, with a few paint scratches, and two coffee can sized dents into the passenger rear quarter panel, just missing the tail light (actually putting a minor crack into the tail light). My girlfriend at the time said that she would pay for the damage on both cars with her own money, seeing as she was driving the vehicle. I drop her home, and her dad says that he'll pay me back for the damage to my car, and he'll also pay for the damage on my neighbor's car. Well a few days ago in the mail my neighbor dropped off the bill for the damage to her SUV - an amazing $616 (with almost $500 in labor... different rant for another time.) The bill was dropped off to my dad, who had known about all this from the beginning. My dad wants me to pay for the damage in full, seeing as it was my idea to have my girlfriend pull my car out, but most of all I think he wants me to be a "good boyfriend" and pay for it. Thing here being that he'll pay for the $600 and I'll pay him back over the next few weeks... but of course my hours are being cut even more now, when I need money the most. Here's the almost funny part - my dad is really stubborn, and my girlfriends dad is really stubborn. Her dad wants to pay it all, my dad wants me (technically him...) to pay it all, and my girlfriend wants to pay it all. Really, who has to pay for this?!? (Seeing as I do love my Cruiser, I love my girlfriend more, and I don't wanna make her pay (erm... quite yet...) for the damage on my car. It's certainly something that can wait.) __________________ Tommy Nibs is a funny word. So here I am, above palm trees, so straight and tall... You are, smaller getting smaller, but I still see... you. Jimmy Eat World - Goodbye Sky Harbor